THQ Nordic's parent company, Embracer Group, has announced the acquisition of Metro Exodus developer 4A Games, which includes both development studios under the 4A Games branch in the Ukraine and Malta.

Announced in a Press Release, the Acquisition has an equity value of $45 million and is part of an ongoing strategy for Embracer Group. Embracer Group currently houses over 170 owned franchises including Goat Simulator, Dead Island, and Darksiders, While Dead Island 2 has yet to see a release since its announcement, both Goat Simulator and Darksiders have seen releases of games this gen, with Darksiders Genesis releasing last year.

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The Acquisition is one of many studios now under Embracer Group. Previously, Embracer Group purchased DECA Games, Pow Wow Entertainment, and Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars developer, Palindrome Interactive. Embracer Group is made of up six divisions currently involving Saber Interactive, Koch Media, Coffee Stain Holding, DECA Games, Amplifier Invest, and perhaps most well known, THQ Nordic. Meanwhile 4A Games will work under the Saber Interactive division where it is currently overseeing a new IP and a new multiplayer game. Fans of the Metro series can breathe a sigh of relief as 4A Games will still continue to work on the Metro franchise as well and the developers excitement for next gen consoles, could mean some great things for the series.

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Meanwhile THQ Nordic has been quite busy in 2020, the return of the THQ brand also meant IP's returning as well. Recently, the company announced the surprise return of Kingdom's of Amular: Re-Reckoning, a remastered version of the original last-gen game. The remaster will feature updated graphics, more refined game plat and all the DLC previously released for the game. Kingdoms of Amular: Re-Reckoning is releasing this September with new DLC expected for the game in 2021.

THQ Nordic also announced the return of Destroy All Humans and SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated this year as well, both games were released in the summer and if successful enough, could warrant more investment in both franchises in the future.

Meanwhile the Metro series continues to be a successful franchise for 4A Games. The company's latest release, Metro Exodus finally released on Steam earlier in the year and a Nintendo Switch port of of both Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light also released this year in the Metro Redux collection in February. Metro Exodus also saw additional DLC released with the second expansion called Sam's Story earlier this year.

Metro Exodus is available now for PC, PlayStation 4, Google Stadia and Xbox One

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Source: Embracer Group